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Summit to take bite of MGM TWC?

Summit Entertainment might be working with Morgan Stanley to take a bite out of some distressed movie companies.


Marc Andreessen scores another $15M for Ning

Netscape founder Marc Andreessen is a fundraising machine. His social networking startup Ning just raised another $15 million -- with a reported valuation of $750 million.


HuffPo new CEO in position to do deal

Newly hired Huffington Post CEO Eric Hippeau is in charge of pushing the company toward another growth spurt that may include a deal.


Banking on bankruptcies

BANKRUPTCY FINANCINGThere was a boom in bankruptcy financing last year. In fact, debtor-in-possession financing in 2008 was at the highest level it's been for at least five years, in terms of both the number and volume of commitments. The $18.1 billion in DIP volume represented a 33% increase vis-à-vis the $13.6 billion registered in 2007. The number of deals, meanwhile, jumped 41% to 328, from the 232 recorded in the previous year. View tables after the jump. ...


Ziff Davis makes a silent exit

We're going to let you in on a little secret: Ziff Davis Media Inc. has, in fact, exited from bankruptcy protection. The New York-based publisher emerged from Chapter 11 on July 1 as expected, but forgot to tell anyone....


Bankruptcy Update: Ziff Davis, Parmalat, Wild West and more

Here are some of the latest bankruptcy stories our reporters have been covering Thursday morning on TheDeal.com. For more check out the bankruptcy channel on TheDeal.com or visit Bankruptcy Insider. ...


Dealwatch: PE-backed bankruptcies

The credit crunch has had an impact not only on pending leveraged buyouts, but now it's affecting the portfolio companies of private equity firms. For some companies, this means write-downs for PE owners; for other companies, it means Chapter 11 or liquidation. The filings just keep coming....


Bankruptcy Update: Death Row, Linens, Ziff Davis

Here are some of the latest bankruptcy stories our reporters have been covering Monday morning on TheDeal.com. For more bankruptcy coverage, check out the bankruptcy channel on TheDeal.com or visit Bankruptcy Insider. Death Row ready for saleIt took two tries and three months, but Death Row Records Inc. finally has an auction date. Entertainment One Ltd. is stalking-horse bidder with a $23 million bid. The sale process had stalled in March following the withdrawal of the initial stalking-horse bidder, Warner Music Group Corp., which had offered $25 million. Zurzolo set an auction and sale hearing for June 24. Competing bids...


Bankruptcy Update: Ziff, Solar Cosmetic, Tropicana, Hilex Poly

Here are some of the latest bankruptcy stories our reporters have been covering Thursday morning on TheDeal.com. For more bankruptcy coverage, check out the bankruptcy channel on TheDeal.com or visit Bankruptcy Insider. Ziff disclosure statement OK'd Bankrupt Ziff Davis Holdings Inc. will seek confirmation of its prenegotiated Chapter 11 plan on June 17 after a Manhattan judge approved the company's disclosure statement. - John Blakeley Solar Cosmetic seeks DIP Private equity-backed Solar Cosmetic Labs Inc. hopes to win approval to use $2.1 million in postpetition funding from lender KeyBank NA Thursday. The maker of Walt Disney Co. licensed skincare products...


Bankruptcy Update: Linens, Ziff Davis, ALT, Bag 'n Baggage

Here are some of the latest bankruptcy stories our reporters have been covering Tuesday morning on TheDeal.com. For more bankruptcy coverage, check out the bankruptcy channel on TheDeal.com or visit Bankruptcy Insider. Linens can use DIPA Delaware judge has given Linens Holding Co. interim approval to use its cash collateral and $700 million debtor-in-possession loan from prepetition lender GE Capital Corp. - Jamie Mason Ziff Davis to present amended planTuesday Ziff Davis Holdings Inc. is expected to present a New York judge with an order approving its amended reorganization plan that gives unsecured creditors a 9% recovery. - Jamie...


Roll Call: Ziff Davis update

Ziff Davis Holding Inc. has filed revenue predictions and a plan for liquidation just in case. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is currently in hearings. For more read PaidContent's story. - Maria Woehr ...


Dealscape's greatest hits and wackiest rumors: Week ending March 28, 2008

All last week, Wall Street was abuzz about the prospects of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. upping its bid for Bear Stearns Cos. from its paltry $2 a share offer, so when Monday's news landed that the bank dramatically raised its offer to $10 a share, it just lent more grist for the rumor mill to grind much of the week. The media and the masses speculated that a J.P. Morgan may have to raise the bid to as much as $20 a share to fend off possible competing bids. However, the speculation died Thursday afternoon when a Securities...



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Paulson's proposal to purchase an equity stake in Yellow Pages publisher Idearc is the second time in recent months an investor group has used its prepetition debt position to execute a bargain price 'exit LBO.'


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